Sainsbury's Wreakes Lane Dronfield S18 1NW
Approved on 20 January 2026
Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIREDDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior notification application to install a non-domestic, pitched roof-mounted solar PV installation, 388 modules are designed for the system. Each panel is rated at 455W, totaling a system size of 176.54kW.
- Received
- 12 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Dronfield South Ward
- Agent
- Sureserve Energy Services Public Buildings Ltd
- ReceivedReceived12 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Dec
- Consult.Consultation8 Jan
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Jan
Decided in 39 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Sainsbury's Wreakes Lane Dronfield S18 1NW. North East Derbyshire has handled 4,923 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than North East Derbyshire's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Dronfield South Ward. We hold 2,085 applications in total for the S18 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- S18 1NW
- Application type
- SOLAR PV EQUIP ON ROOFS OF NON-DOMESTIC
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dronfield Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 18 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 18 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 8 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 8 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 20 January 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Sureserve Energy Services Public Buildings Ltd
- Agent address
- Enterprise Point Altrincham Road Sharston Manchester M22 9AF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 25 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 18 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14537590
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: DronfieldPart of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Boundary wall enclosing gardens to properties to the north side of High Street to the wes…On this site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: NEDDC Area Housing Office, High Street, Dronfield, S18 1PYRegister site at or near this address
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Jun
Notification of intention to prune 2 Whitebeam and 1 Scots Pine within Dronfield Conservation Area
PendingApplication26/00489/CATPO - 202526 Jun
Retrospective application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker to side elevation of supermarket
ApprovedFULL APPLICATION25/00550/FL - 202514 Jan
Construction of retail pod (Use Class E)
ApprovedFULL APPLICATION25/00024/FL - 202514 Jan
Application for Advertisement Consent for non-illuminated signage on the external elevations of proposed…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/00025/AD - 202423 Oct
Proposed construction of retail pod (use class E) within Sainsbury`s south west car park.
RefusedFULL APPLICATION24/00859/FL - 202423 Oct
Non-illuminated signage on the external elevations of the proposed retail pod.
RefusedAdvertisement consent24/00860/AD - 201318 Jul
Application to prune beech tree covered by NED TPO 167
ApprovedTREE PRESERVATION ORDER13/00713/TPO
Source: North East Derbyshire
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